Elaine Chao on Welfare & Poverty

Secretary of Labor (Pres. Bush Cabinet)

Restored trust as CEO of United Way of America

Prior to the Department of Labor, Secretary Chao was President and Chief Executive Officer of United Way of America, where she restored public trust and confidence in one of America's premier institutions of private charitable giving,
after it had been tarnished by financial mismanagement and abuse. Secretary Chao also served as Director of the Peace Corps, where she established the first programs in the Baltic nations and the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union.

Restored public trust after United Way scandal

Previously Chao served as President and Chief Executive Officer of United Way of America (UWA), where she restored public trust and confidence to the nation’s largest institution of
private charitable giving after the organization was tarnished by mismanagement and financial abuse.